Research Interest: Hydrogeology, Water Resource Management, Climate Change

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1 Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan Ph.D. Professor, Dept. of Geology and Mining and Pro-Vice Chancellor University of Rajshahi, BANGLADESH Research Interest: Hydrogeology, Water Resource Management, Climate Change Effect and Adaptation, Sustainable Development and Water governance Personal Background Name Place of Birth Nationality Religion : CHOWDHURY SARWAR JAHAN : Rajshahi : Bangladeshi : Islam Pro-Vice Chancellor : From March 20, 2013 Education Ph.D. in Hydrgeology Moscow State Geological Prospecting 1997 Academy, Russia M.Sc. in Geology and Mining University of Rajshahi 1981 B.Sc (Hons.) in Geology and Mining University of Rajshahi 1980 Higher Secondary Certificate Rajshahi Board 1977 Secondary School Certificate Rajshahi Board 1975 Teaching Experience 30 years of Teaching, Research and Administrative activities in the University. Joined as Lecturer in Geology and Mining in 1984; Assistant Professor in 1987; Associate Professor in 1998 and Professor in 2004 at the University of Rajshahi. Professional Affiliations Member, International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) Fellow, Geological Society of India FGS (Ind.) Member, International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) Member, Bangladesh Geological Society Member, Institute of Landscape, Ecology and Ekistics, Dept. of Geography, Calcutta University, India Member, Association of Global Groundwater Scientists (AGGS), India. Members/Experts of National Committees Member, Peer Review Committee, National Action Programme (NAP) for Combating Desertification, Land Degradation and Drought , Bangladesh: Revision and Alignment of National Action Program (NAP) with UNCCD 10 Years Strategic Plan and Framework, Ministry of Environment, Government of the People s Republic of Bangladesh. Member, Groundwater Task Force, Ministry of Water Resources, Government of the

2 People s Republic of Bangladesh. Member, Surface Water Task Force, Ministry of Water Resources, Government of the People s Republic of Bangladesh. Member, Panel Expert (PoE), Institutionalization of Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) Process in compliance with Bangladesh Water Act, 2013, Water Resources Planning Organization (WARPO), Ministry of Water Resources, Government of the People s Republic of Bangladesh. Administrative Experience and Ability to Develop Corporate Activities Member, Senate, University of Rajshahi ( ). Joint Secretary, World University Service (WUS), University of Rajshahi ( ) Joint Secretary, World University Service (WUS), University of Rajshahi ( ) Student Adviser, University of Rajshahi ( ) Member, Senate, University of Rajshahi (2005) Member, Executive Committee, Rajshahi University Teachers Association ( ) Chairman, Dept. of Geology and Mining, University of Rajshahi ( ) Dean, Faculty of Life and Earth Science, University of Rajshahi ( ) Social and Cultural Organizations President, Association for Community Development (ACD), Rajshahi - A Social and Human Right (Women and Child Right) Organization. Convenor, Committee of Concern Citizen (CCC), Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), Rajshahi City Unit. Secretary, Bangladesh Red Crescent Society, Rajshahi City Unit. Member, Executive Committee, Rajshahi Association, Rajshahi. Advisor, Bangladesh Legal Aid Services Trust (BLAST), Rajshahi. Invited Lectures and Key Notes: Mapping of Groundwater Recharge Potentiality in Bangladesh, CSE, Dhaka, Bangladesh, ( Adaptation for Climate Change Effect on Groundwater Resource through MAR Technique in Drought Prone Barind Area, Rural Bangladesh, Department of Environment, Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of the People s Republic of Bangladesh, Impact of Climate Change on Fresh Water Resource and Agriculture in Bangladesh (Key Note), Sixth International Groundwater Conference (IGWC), 2015, Chennai, India, February 11-13, Symposiums, Seminars and Conferences Attended Four weeks MUD LOGGING training course, GEOSERVICES EASTERN INC., June 4-28, 1984, Bangkok, Thailand. Film Workshop on European and Third World Films conducted by James D. Leahy from April 27 to May 12, 1985 sponsored by the Bangladesh Federation of Film Societies in collaboration with the British Council, Dhaka. Course on LOGGING TECHNIQUES AND INTERRETATION from October 21-22, 1985 with M/S SCHLUMBERGER at Bangladesh Petroleum Institute, Dhaka. Course on PETROLEUM GEOCHEMISTRY, Jan 18 to Feb 10, 1986, at Bangladesh Petroleum Institute, Dhaka. Course on BASIC OF OPEN HOLE INTERPRETATION from June 30 to July 3, 1986 with M/S SCHLUMBERGER at Bangladesh Petroleum Institute, Dhaka. Ten-week computer programming course on FORTRAN language, Computer Center,

3 University of Rajshahi, South and Central Asian Regional Training Course on METHOD AND TECHNIQUES IN EXPLORATION GEOPHYSICS, from Dec 02, 1987 to Jan 22, 1988, National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI), Hyderabad, India. Course on BASIC RESERVOIR ENGINEERING on April 12-15, 1993 at BUET under the auspices of the University of Alberta-BUET Institutional Linkage Program. National workshop on ARSENIC POLLUTION IN BANGLADESH: ITS CAUSES, EFFECT AND MITIGATION, June 27-28, 1999, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. Bangladesh National Science Conference, Rajshahi, First South Asia Geological Congress, Islamabad, Pakistan: February 23-27, International Seminar on Hydrology with a special Colloquium on Environmental Problems and Water resources of the Himalayan region, Katmandu, Nepal. Nepal Geological Society and Indian Association of Hydrogeologists, April 19-21, Second International Conference on WATER: ECOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY, Sep 17-21, 1996, Moscow, Russia. First Taekwondo Development Seminar, 1999 held on Feb 11, 1999, Dhaka. International Conference on the role of natural Resources in sustainable development in South and Southeast Asia (NESDA) jointly organized by the Geological Survey of Bangladesh, Association of Geoscientists for International Development (AGID) and Society of Economic Geologists & Mineral Technologists (SEGMITE). Held in Dhaka on 17-21January, Second International Conference on Ground Water for Sustainable Development: Problems, Perspectives and Challenges (IGC-2006). Jawaharlal Nehru Universit, New Delhi. Held on 1-4 February Third International Groundwater Conference on Water, Environment and Agriculture Present Problems and Future Challenges (IGC-2007). Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Held on 7-10 February Fourth International Groundwater Conference on Groundwater Dynamics and Global Change (IGC-2008). University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, India. Held on march XXXIX IAH Congress (IAH 2008), Toyama, Japan. Held on 26 October to 1 November International Symposium on Efficient Groundwater Resource Management, Feb. 2009, Bangkok, Thailand. Joint International Convention of 8 th IAHS Scientific Assembly and 37 th IAH Congress, 6-12 Sept. 2009, Hyderabad, India. International Groundwater Symposium (IGS-TH-2009) to be held in the Department of Groundwater Resources (DGR), Ministry of natural Resources and Environment of the Royal Thai Government, Bangkok, Thailand from February International Conference on Management Of Soil and Groundwater Salinization in Arid Region, January, 2010, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman. Fourth International Groundwater Conference (IGWC),Held on 28 Oct.-1 Nov, 2011, Madurai, India. Fifth International Groundwater Conference (IGWC), 2012, Aurongabad, India. Seminar in Centre for Environment and Education in June (2013) in Ahmadabad, India and October (2013) in Delhi, India. XXXXII XXXIX IAH Congress (IAH 2015), Rome Italy. September 13-18, Sixth International Groundwater Conference (IGWC), 2015, Chennai, India, February 11-13, 2016.

4 Publications 1. Mrinal Kanti Roy, Syed Samsuddin Ahmed and Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan (1986). Study of mineral assemblage in the sediments of a meander bar in the river Padma (Ganges), Rajshahi, Rajshahi University Studies, v. XIV(B), p Mrinal Kanti Roy, Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan and Syed Samsuddin Ahmed (1989). The effect of stream transportation on the mineralogical composition and heavy mineral variability of the river sands, the Padma, Rajshahi, Rajshahi University Studies, v.xvii(b), p Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan, Tapas Kumar Majumder and Mrinal Kanti Roy (1990). Sedimentary environment discrimination using grain size analysis. Journal of Geological Society of India, v.35, p M. Asaduzzaman, Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan, Quamrul Hasan Mazumder, and Shyamal Kumar Ghose (1992). Specific yield evaluation: Barind area, Bangladesh, Proceeding of the First South Asia Geological Congress, Islamabad, Pakistan: February 23-27, Quamrul Hasan Mazumder, Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan and Shyamal Kumar Ghose (1993). Hydrogeology of Tanore and Nachole thanas of Barind project area, Bangladesh, Journal of Applied Hydrology, v.vi(1-4), p Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan, Quamrul Hasan Mazumder, Shyamal Kumar Ghose and M. Asaduzzaman (1994). Specific yield evaluation: Barind area, Bangladesh, Journal of Geological Society of India, v.44, p Quamrul Hassan Mazumder and Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan (1994). Groundwater quality study (Na, K and Ca ions) in Rajshahi City Corporation Area, Bangladesh, Rajshahi University Studies, v.22(b), p Quamrul Hasan Mazumder, Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan and Mrinal Kanti Roy (1994). Sphericity and roundness of the Tista river clastics, Rangpur, Bangladesh, Rajshahi University Studies, v.22(b), p Vladimir M. Shwets, Victor V. Danilov and Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan (1995). Seasonal Effect on Regional Groundwater Flow: Barind area, Bangladesh, Proceedings of the First International Conference on Water Resource Engineering; International Groundwater Management Symposium; Watershed Management Symposium; and Texas water 95, American Society of Civil Engineers, San Antonio, Texas, August 14-18, Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan and Mushfique Ahmed (1997). Flow of groundwater in the Barind Area, Bangladesh: Implication of Structural Framework, Journal of Geological Society of India, v.50, p S. S. Ahmed, Q. H. Mazumder, C. S. Jahan, M. Ahmed and S. Islam (1999). Qualitative analysis of groundwater resource, Rajshahi City Corporation area, Bangladesh, Rajshahi University Studies, v.27(b), p S.S. Ahmed, Q.H. Mazumder, C.S. Jahan, M. Ahmed and S. Islam (2002). Hydrochemistry and classification of groundwater, Rajshahi City Corporation area, Bangladesh, Journal of Geological Society of India, v.60, p Chowdhury S. Jahan, Chowdhury Quamruzzaman, Quamrul H. Mazumder & Talukder A. H. F. Md. Atiqul Haque (2003). Evaluation of engineering design for shaft construction and artificial ground freezing in Maddhapara Hardrock Mine, Bangladesh, Bangladesh Geoscience Journal, v.9, p Chowdhury S. Jahan, Quamrul H. Mazumder, Chowdhury Quamruzzaman, Mrinal Kanti Roy and Sardar M. Abdul Khaleque (2003). Hydrochemistry of Underground Water in the Archean Basement in and around Madhyapara, Bangladesh: An Approach to its Sustainability of Utilization, Proc. Vol. Int. Confe. NESDA, Dhaka, Jan

5 17-21 (2003). 15. Mrinal Kanti Roy, Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan and Sudip Saha (2004). Holocene sequence stratigraphy in a part of the Meghna estuary and Ganges delta, south central Bangladesh, Indian Journal of Landscape System and Ecological Studies, v.27, No.1, p Chowdhury S. Jahan, Chowdhury Quamruzzaman, Quamrul H. Mazumder and Talukder AHFMA Haque (2004). Artificial ground freezing method for shaft construction in Maddhapara Hardrock Mine, Bangladesh: minimization of its cost, Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, v.47(2), p Chowdhury Quamruzzaman, Md. Abdul Malek, Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan, Mushfique Ahmed, I. L. Mashkovtsev and Saumitra Narayan Dev (2004). Stress-strain of Archean Granite rock from Basement Complex and deformation of stope, Maddhapara Hardrock Mine, Bangladesh, Mining, Petroleum & Geological Education in the 21 ST Century A compilation of papers of the International Internet Conference, Moscow, Russian Federation. 18. Chowdhury Quamruzzaman, Md. Abdul Malek, Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan, Mushfique Ahmed, I. L. Mashkovtsev and Saumitra Narayan Dev (2004). Stress analysis and zone of influence for stope excavation, Maddhapara Hardrock Mine, Bangladesh, Mining, Petroleum & Geological Education in the 21 ST Century A compilation of papers of the International Internet Conference, Moscow, Russian Federation. 19. Chowdhury Quamruzzaman, Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan, Mohammad K. Uddin, Saumitra Narayan Dev and I. L. Mashkovtsev (2004). Groundwater chemistry of Barapukuria coal mine, Bangladesh: suitability for its utilization, The International Conference Strategy of Development of the Mineral-Raw Complex in XXI Century October, Moscow, Russian Federation. 20. Chowdhury Quamruzzaman, Md. Abdul Malek, Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan, Mushfique Ahmed, Saumitra Narayan Dev and I.L. Mashkovtsev (2004). Modification of stope design considering UCS-SF in Maddhapara Hardrock Mine, Bangladesh: An approach for its safety, The International Conference Strategy of Development of the Mineral-Raw Complex in XXI Century October, Moscow, Russian Federation. 21. Chowdhury Sarwar Jahan, Quamrul Hasan Mazumder and M. Asaduzzaman (2004). Long Term Trend of Water Level in Barind area of Bangladesh: A Statistical Analysis for Groundwater Potentiality Study, Bangladesh Journal of Geology, v. 23, p Jahan C.S., Roy M.K., Kabir, S. and Nessa N.N.F. (2004). Chemical Weathering Process in Soil Moisture Zone and Groundwater Chemistry: Rajshahi University Campus, Bangladesh, Jour. Indian Association of Sedimentologists, vol.23, Nos.1&2, pp Piara, K., Jahan, C.S., Selim Reza, A.H.M. and Mazumder, Q.H. (2006). Cluster Analysis of Groundwater Chemical Data, Rajshahi City Corporation Area, Bangladesh. Bangladesh Geoscience Journal, Jahangirnagar University. v.12, p Jahan, C.S., Islam, M.A., Mazumder, Q.H., Asaduzzaman, M., Islam, M.M., Islam, M.O. and Sultana, A. (2007). Evaluation of Depositional Environment and Aquifer Condition in the Barind Area, Bangladesh, using Gamma Ray Well Log Data. Journal of Geological Society of India, v.70, p Rahman, M.M., Jahan, C.S., Mazumder Q.H., Roy, D.K. and Asaduzzaman, M. (2007). Groundwater Quality of Northwest Barind Area, Bangladesh. Bangladesh Geoscience Journal, Jahangirnagar University. v.13, p Jahan, C.S., Roy, M.K. and Khatun, N.H. (2008). Geochemistry of Samta Borehole Sediments in Moribund Ganges Deltaic plain, Bangladesh - An Appraisal of Chemical Weathering Effect. Gondwana Geological Magazine, v.23(1), p

6 27. Jahan, C.S., Mazumder, Q.H. and Islam, T.M.M. (2008). Impact Evaluation of an Irrigation Project Based on Meteorological Data and Groundwater Hydrograph: A Case Study of BIADP, NW Bangladesh. Published in the Proceedings of the XXXIX IAH Congress (IAH 2008), Toyama, Japan. Held on 26 October to 1 November Rumy, A., Mazumder, Q.H., Jahan, C.S., Kazi, M.A.I. and Ahasan, M.M. (2008). Hydrochemistry and Origin of Salinity in Groundwater in Part of Lower Tista Floodplain, Northwest Bangladesh. Journal of Geological Society of India. v.74, p Mazumder Q.H., Jahan C.S., Quamruzzaman, C. and Howlader M.F. (2009). Geoelectric Survey in Rajshahi University Campus, Bangladesh: An Approach for Groundwater Potentiality Study, Indian Jour. of Power and River Valley Development, Vol. 59, No.7& 8, July-Aug., p Adham M.I., Jahan C.S., Majumder Q.H., (2010) Study on Groundwater Recharge Potentiality of Barind Tract, Rajshahi District, Bangladesh Using GIS and Remote Sensing Technique, Jour. Geol. Society of India. v.75, p Jahan, C.S., Mazumder, Q.H., Akter, N., Adham, M.A. and Asaduzzaman, M. (2011). Hydrogeological Environment and Groundwater Occurrence in Plio-Pleistocene Aquifer in Barind Area, NW Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Geosciences, v.16, pp Haque, M.A.M., Jahan, C.S., Mazumder, Q.H., Shah-Newaz, S.M., Mridha, G.C., Mamud, P. and Adham, M.A. (2012). Groundwater Resource Assessment of the Rajshahi City Aquifer using MODFLOW Technique, Jour. Geol. Society of India, v.70 January. 33. Mazumder, Q.H., Jahan, C.S., Islam, M.A., Jaman, S., Ali, M.N., Rahaman, A.T.M.S.,Arefin, M.R., and Ahasan, A., (2014). Geoelectric Model and Hydrochemistry of Salinity Affected Lower Atrai Floodplain Aquifer, NW Bangladesh: An Approach for Irrigation Management, Jour. Geol. Society of India, v.84, pp Kamruzzaman, M., Rahaman, A.T.M.S., and Jahan, C.S., (2015). Adapting Cropping Systems under Changing Climate in NW Bangladesh, LAMBERT Academic Publishing, GERMANY. 35. Jahan, C.S.,Rahman, A.T.M.S., Ali, M.S., Arefin, M.R., Mazumder, Q.H., and Kamruzzaman, M. (2015). Water Safety Plans for urban Slum Community in Rajshahi City, Bangladesh- a Case Study, Rajshai university Journal of Environmental Science, Vol. 4,. pp Rahman, A.T.M.S., Kamruzzaman, M., Jahan, C.S., and and Mazumder, Q.H., (2016). Long-Term trend analysis of water table using 'MAKESENS' model and sustainability of groundwater resources in drought prone Barind Area, NW Bangladesh, Journal of the Geological Society of India, Springer Link, V.87 (2), pp Jahan, C.S., Rahman, A.T.M.S., Mazumder, Q.H. and Kamruzzaman, M. (2015). Adaptation for Climate Change Effect on Groundwater Resource through MAR Technique in Drought Prone Barind Area, Rural Bangladesh, (Book Chapter) In: Ali, S.M. (Ed.), Bangladesh: Combating Land Degradation and Drought, Series-II, Department of Environment (DoE), Ministry of Environment (MoEF), Government of Bangladesh, Dhaka, p ISBN Jahan, C.S., Mazumder, Q.H., Kamruzzaman, M., and Rahaman, A.T.M.S., (2015). Stress on Groundwater Resource in Drought Prone Barind Area, Bangladesh: Study of Climate Change and Irrigation Effect (Book Chapter), Groundwater Prospecting, Evaluation and Management of Aquifers, Editors: M. Thagarajan, C.

7 Mayilswami, P.S. Kulkarni and V.P. Singh, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK (In Press Accepted). 39. Rahman, A.T.M.S., Jahan, C.S., Mazumder, Q.H., Kamruzzaman, M., and Hosono, T. (2016). Drought Analysis and Its Implication in Sustainable Water Resource Management in Barind Area, Bangladesh, Journal of the Geological Society of India, Springer Link, Current Status: Accepted for Publication, Manuscript Number: JGSI-D R Dutta, J.K., Jahan, C.S., Mazumder, Q.H., Motin M., Rahman A.T.M.S., Jaman, S., Sultana, N., Ahsan, M. A., and Ahamed S. (2015). Irrigation with Barapukuria Coal- Mine Drainage, Bangladesh Impact on Soil and Rice Plant, Jour. Geol. Society of India (Under Review). 41. Rahman, A.T.M.S., Jahan, C.S., Mazumder, Q.H., Kamruzzaman, M., and Hossain, A. (2016). Evaluation of Spatio-temporal Dynamics of Water Table in NW Bangladesh: An Integrated Approach of GIS and Statistics, Sustainable Water Resource Management, Springer, DOI /s , 2: Rahman, A.T.M.S., Jahan, C.S., and Mazumder, Q.H (2016). Changes in Rainfall Climatological Phenomena and Variability Vise Versa Water Scarcity in Barind Area, NW Bangladesh. Paper is preparing for submission in a peer reviewed journal. 43. Rahman, A.T.M.S., Jahan, C.S., and Mazumder, Q.H, Kamruzzaman, M., (2016). Changes in Rainfall Climatological Phenomena and Water Balance Vise Versa Water Scarcity in Barind Area, NW Bangladesh. Paper is preparing for submission in a peer reviewed journal. 44. Kamruzzaman, M., Kabir, M.E., Rahman, A.T.M.S., Jahan, C.S., Mazumder, Q.H., and and Rahman, M. (2016). Modeling of Agricultural Drought Risk Pattern using Markov Chain and GIS in the Western Part of Bangladesh. Environment, Development and Sustainability, under review. 45. Kamruzzaman, M., Kabir, M.E., Rahman, A.T.M.S., Jahan, C.S., Mazumder, Q.H., and and Rahman, M. (2016). Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Climatic Variables in the Western Part of Bangladesh, Environment, Development and sustainability, under review. Assignment / Project and Activities Performed Detail Task Assigned on Consultant s Team of Experts: Review of existing geological and hydro-geological information and groundwater studies relating to hydrogeology. Check the groundwater yielding capacity Reference to Prior Work/Assignments that Best Illustrate Capability to Handle the Assigned Task Hydro-geochemical Investigation for Deep Tubewell Installation Project in the Barind Area, Rajshahi. Under the Project Groundwater Model Study for Deep Tubewell Installation in Barind Area Client: Institute of Water Modelling, Dhaka 1206, Bangladesh Position Held: Team Member and Investigator Investigated detailed hydro-chemical analysis for 26 from designated water wells selected on the basis of SEC survey and study of geomorphic features; Determined the field parameters and analysis of water samples

8 from tubewells, water quality and related issues. Data collection for groundwater modelling to assess its sustainability of groundwater resource. Develop and undertake groundwater modelling and assessment. Assess recharge to aquifer and identify the contribution for irrigation. Assess the potential to improve the recharge through water management. Prepare a development strategy for conjunctive surface and groundwater management. for some major parameters and delineated their spatial and vertical trend; Compared the analytical results with national and international water quality standards for drinking and irrigation purposes; Identified qualitative suitability of the shallow and deeper aquifer based on the results of the analysis including necessary geo-chemical diagram; Prepared hydro-chemical zoning maps of the study area. Hydro-geochemical Investigation for Deep Tubewell Installation Project in the Thakurgaon Area. Under the Project Groundwater Model Study for Deep Tubewell Installation in Barind Area. Phase-II. Client: Institute of Water Modelling, Dhaka 1206, Bangladesh Position Held: Team Member and Investigator Investigated detailed hydro-chemical analysis for 26 from designated water wells selected on the basis of SEC survey and study of geomorphic features; Determined the field parameters and analysis of water samples for some major parameters and delineated their spatial and vertical trend; Compared the analytical results with national and international water quality standards for drinking and irrigation purposes; Identified qualitative suitability of the shallow and deeper aquifer based on the results of the analysis including necessary geo-chemical diagram; Prepared hydro-chemical zoning maps of the study area. Soil Sample Testing and Analysis in the Barind Area, Rajshahi, Under the Project Groundwater Model Study for Deep Tubewell Installation in Barind Area. Client: Institute of Water Modelling, Dhaka 1206, Bangladesh Position Held: Team Member and Investigator Developed the relationship between water content and P F for each group of soil of the project area; Measured soil texture and developed relationship between water content and hydraulic conductivity for each group of the soil for the project area; Measured infiltration at different locations in the study area. Water Quality In Zia Nagar Slum, Rajshahi. Under the Project Urban Poverty Reduction Action Client: Village Education Resource Centre (VERC), Savar, Dhaka- 1340, Bangladesh Position Held: Consultant, Team Leader and Chief investigator Carried out chemical analysis of water samples from Hand Tube wells, Deep Tube wells and Street Water Stand Post or pipe line water supply selected on the basis of water users in slum area in both dry summer period (dry season) and rainy period (monsoon season); Determined field test parameters and analyzed water for chemical as well as microbiological quality for some major

9 parameters; Compared analytical results with national and WHO water quality standards for drinking purposes and to ascertain suitability of water for drinking purpose; Made comments on possible causes of water pollution and recommendation for remedial measures. Hydro-geologist Expert for Survey Conduction and Preparation of Hydro-geological Profile to Install Aquifer Recharge Well in Chapai- Nawabganj District. Under the Project Promotion of Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene in Hard-to-reach Areas of Rural Bangladesh Client: NGO FORUM, Lalmatia, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh Position Held: Consultant, Team Leader and Chief investigator Supervised VES field survey and data interpretation; Designed Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) installations and supervised installation and testing of the system; Studied the monitoring well water level data to make recommendations for necessary corrections to the installation structures; Studied the groundwater quality in pre- and post-mar implementation periods. A Viable Solution to Groundwater Depletion in Barind Area, Northwest of Bangladesh Client: Association for Land Reform and Development (ALRD), Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh Position Held: Consultant, Team Leader and Chief investigator Assessed the status of groundwater level and rate of its depletion since the implementation of the Barind Integrated Area Development Project (BIADP) in late eighties in last century ; Identified the causes groundwater level depletion; Evaluated climate change Impact and drought risk assessment on groundwater level; Evaluated the effect of drought and water level depletion on people s livelihood especially women and indigenous peoples in the area. Policy Review of BMDA Khari, Under the Project Justice for Food and Agriculture System in Bangladesh in Barind area. Client: Barendra Unnayan Prochesta, Sopura, Rajshahi, Bangladesh Position Held: Team Leader Assessed up to date information about ponds and kharies in Barind Area; Evaluated ponds and kharies conservation policies of the Barind Multi-Purpose Development Authority (BMDA) for implementation of sustainable adaptation strategies due to

10 climate change effect; Made recommendations for implementation of adaptation strategies by conserving ponds and kharies. Feasibility Study Pipe-Line Water Supply in Damourhuda Upazilla, Chuadanga District. Under the Project Enhancing Governance and capacity of Service Provider and Civil Society in Water Supply and Sanitation Sector (EGSCS). Client: NGO Forum for Public Health, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Position Held: Consultant as Hydrogeologist. Conducted a detailed geophysical investigation using resistivity methods Described geological formation of the sub-surface geology Identified water table depth, Flow direction, Permeability, Hydraulic head and Transmissibility Determined the infiltration rate of nearby pond/waterway Identified potential location to install production well Analyzed water quality for drinking purpose in line with the standard of WHO and Bangladesh of the identified aquifer and assess the potential capacity of the same aquifer to abstract water to implement pipeline water supply. Food, water, policy and people: evaluating the impacts of climate change and groundwater limitation on food security in NW Bangladesh. Under the Project Challenge Symposium - Global Food Security: Adaptation, Resilience and Risk. Client: BHP Billiton Sustainable Communities/ University College of London, United Kingdom (UK) Position Held: Co-Convenor. Establish consensus on threats to food security in the barind region, and implication for policy Communicate this to policy-makers to support policy development for adaptation. Food, Water, Policy and People: Evaluating the Impacts of Climate Change and Groundwater Limitation on Food Security in NW Bangladesh. Under the Project Challenge Symposium: Global Food Security - Adaptation, Resilience and Risk. Client: BHP Billiton Sustainable Communities/ University College of London, United Kingdom (UK) Position Held: Co-Convenor. Establish consensus on threats to food security in the barind region, and implication for policy Communicate this to policy-makers to support policy development for adaptation. Bangladesh Sub-National Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) Project. Under the Project Bangladesh

11 National IWRM Project. Client: Swiss Red Cross and DASCOH Position Held: Sub-National Team Leader Citizens, particularly the disadvantaged in the project area have actively participated and pursued their interests in the IWRM process and piloted IWRM models LGIs in the project area have adopted and institutionalized the IWRM process for improved water related services Government of Bangladesh has adopted necessary rules and regulations to implement IWRM aspects of the National Water Act Research Supervision: Supervised M.Phil. and Ph.D. research works. Countries Visited: India, Italy, Nepal, Thailand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Japan, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Russia.